McKinney Apologizes

The congresswoman has expressed regret for the incident where she slapped a police officer:

Rep. Cynthia McKinney, D-Ga., expressed "sincere regret" Thursday for her altercation with a Capitol police officer, and offered an apology to the House.
"There should not have been any physical contact in this incident," McKinney said in brief remarks on the House floor. "I am sorry that this misunderstanding happened at all and I regret its escalation and I apologize."

Though this is welcome, I wonder if the apology would have came had her colleagues rallied to her defense.